From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Moving through options with completing read
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 01:49:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pmh5nhsx.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <kH0Azv2A85xUomR0RwLDWRxtERzgj9VNeDvGh0nyUjvwc0uHN1hRWD0lbLbUd-ghhdSmFNDutcSedlKQAyY1PnGdyp4p66HQebm7Xmk8hrE=@proton.me> (uzibalqa@proton.me's message of "Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:54:26 +0000")
uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me> writes:
> No. I am saying that some argue that TAB cycles through the options,
> but if one goes to try it, it does not work like that.
Does not work like what? Or not at all?
> But I can do it using the arrow keys. But the manual does not explain
> that the arrow keys can be used to iterate through the options
> provided by completing-read.
Arrow keys cycle through the history, see
(info "(emacs) Minibuffer History")
The future history depends on the context. It will not always just be
the list of completion candidates.
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-08-12 23:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-11 21:55 Moving through options with completing read uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-08-12 6:02 ` Jean Louis
2022-08-12 6:18 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-12 21:47 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-08-12 21:54 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-12 23:49 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2022-08-13 0:00 ` uzibalqa
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